Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Soul for Ukraine, live music – The Kilkennys, Bowlee Car Boot Sale, Rochdale Ramblers – Sunday walks, Sam Bamford Day, Family Easter egg paddle hunt, Castleton Cup, Easter Family Fun Day, Good Sax Friday, Rochdale Hornets v Oldham, The Jungle Book, Easter Fair & Duck Race, Charity Bowling Competition, Andys Man Club - Walk and Talk, Small Business Market, Rochdale AFC v Hartlepool United, Easter trail, Fit X Blood Lab, Charity Zumbathon for Ukraine, Easter Scavenger Hunt, Covid-19 vaccine clinics, and Exhibitions: Watercolours and Prints & Acrylics and The Centre of the Frame, Whose Voice? and The Football Art Prize - lots to do in and around the borough this weekend.

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• Events happening all weekend

Family Easter Egg Paddle Hunt – Hollingworth Lake, Friday 15 April – Monday 18 April

Set off in a bell boat for a guided paddle hunt around the lake, as you seek out hidden Easter treasures.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69088/

Castleton Cup - Medieval Full Contact Fighting Tournament – Castleton Field, Saturday 16 April 2022 - Sunday 17 April 2022

Castleton Cup hosted by Honour & Arms Whitworth.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68912/

Easter Fair & Duck Race – Engine House, Saturday 16 April 2022 - Monday 18 April 2022, 11am – 4pm

Locally made craft & food stalls and plastic duck race on the river on Monday 18 April.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69174/

The Jungle Book – Oldham Coliseum, Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April

Join Mowgli and his animal friends on the adventure of a lifetime at Oldham Coliseum this Easter.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69004/

Gallery Exhibition: Watercolours and Prints & Acrylics – Littleborough Coach House, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 April, 10am – 3pm & Sunday 17 April, 11.30am – 2.30pm

This exhibition consists of Colin Weldon - "Wild, Wet & Sometimes Stormy" - Watercolours, Buli Corby - Prints & Acrylics..

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68619/

Exhibition: Maud Sulter – The Centre of the Frame – Touchstones Rochdale, Friday 15 - Sunday 17 April, Friday and Sunday open 12pm - 4pm, Saturday open 10am - 5pm

Photographs of contemporary Black women artists, writers, performers and activists, dressed as the nine Greek Muses.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68493/

Exhibition: The Football Art Prize – Touchstones Rochdale, Friday 15 - Sunday 17 April, Friday and Sunday open 12pm - 4pm, Saturday open 10am - 5pm

To coincide with the 2022 World Cup year, Touchstones have created The Football Art Prize to celebrate art and football.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68261/

Exhibition: Whose Voice? – Touchstones Rochdale, Friday 15 - Sunday 17 April, Friday and Sunday open 12pm - 4pm, Saturday open 10am - 5pm

Whose Voice? will explore the role that museums, art galleries and civic spaces play in contemporary society.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69009/

Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics

There are a number of drop-in vaccination clinics running at various locations across the borough. No appointment is needed for any of the clinics, but people that are booked in elsewhere should stick to their existing appointments.

Full list of local vaccine clinics…

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• Friday 15 April

The Kilkennys – Middleton Arena, 7.30pm

The Kilkennys, Ireland's newest balladeers come from a city steeped in music, history and folk culture.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68758/

Rochdale Hornets v Oldham – Crown Oil Arena, 3pm kick off

Betfred League 1 game.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68157/

Good Sax Friday – The 13ar, open from 4pm

Resident DJ Andy Green will be on and the fabulous Alec Sax is back.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69126/

For a full list of Friday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=15-04-2022&searchtype=date

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• Saturday 16 April

Charity Zumbathon for Ukraine – Middleton Arena, 11am – 2pm

Join us anytime for a three hour Zumbathon and help to raise funds for Ukraine.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69079/

Easter Scavenger Hunt – Falinge Park, 10am – 1pm

Easter Scavenger Hunt in Falinge Park.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69115/

Sam Bamford Day – Ring O'Bells and Old Boar's Head, 11.30am – 10pm

To mark 150 years since the death of Sam Bamford, there has a been a day arranged in his memory.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69215/

Easter Family Fun Day – Rochdale Exchange, 11am – 3pm

Easter event for all the family brought to you by the Rochdale Town Centre Business Improvement District.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69113/

Easter Trail – Fireground, Maclure Road, 10am - 4pm

Easter trail for the younger visitors!

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68955/

For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=16-04-2022&searchtype=date&Page=1

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• Sunday 17 April

Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – Bowlee Community Park, 6am for sellers, 7am for public - 1.30pm

One of the biggest car boot sales in Greater Manchester.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68893/

Rochdale Ramblers – Sunday Walks – Winter Hill, 10am

Moderate circular walk, distance = 9 miles.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69075/

Fit X Blood Lab Manchester – Middleton Arena, 11.30am – 6.30pm

Who will qualify for the FIT X FINALS and who will be crowned champions in the first show to kick off the season!

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69080/

Soul for Ukraine – Hoochi Koochi, 3pm - 3am

A whopping full 12 hours of the best Northern Soul Music. Helping to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal..

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69142/

Charity Bowling Competition – Rugby Road Bowling Green, 10am

Rugby Road Bowling Club are hosting a charity bowling competition with all proceeds going to Rochdale Oldham NICU.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69180/

For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=17-04-2022&searchtype=date

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• Monday 18 April

Rochdale AFC v Hartlepool United – Crown Oil Arena, 3pm kick off

Sky Bet League Two match.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/67236/

Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – Bowlee Community Park, 6am for sellers, 7am for public - 1.30pm

Bowlee Car Boot Sale & Market - one of the biggest in Greater Manchester.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68894/

Andys Man Club – Walk and Talk – Greenbooth Reservoir, 10am

Bury and Rochdale Andys Man Club are hosting a joint walk and talk around Greenbooth Reservoir for everyone to get involved with.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69206/

Small Business Market – Back of the Moss Community Centre, 10am – 3pm

Do you have a small business and are looking for an outlet? Come and have a stall, at the small business market.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69033/

For a full list of Monday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=18-04-2022&searchtype=date

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